One of the major Indirect tax reforms that the country is now on road to witness is the incarnation of a single GST law instead of multiple indirect taxes viz Service Tax, Central Excise, VAT, CST, Local Body Tax, Entry Tax etc. After a round of discussions of Hon’ble Finance Minister with State FM’s, the […]
Service tax legislation has seen a lot many changes from the days it was introduced and has always been evolving to ensure effective revenue collection. A large number of issues tend to be matter of disagreement between the revenue authorities, trade at large and consultants / experts. Obviously most of them go to the judiciary […]
E-commerce transactions in India are gaining popularity at the very fast pace majorly due to its attributes of ease of shopping, good discounts, social media integration, cash on delivery mode of payment etc. The Industry is all set to grow and beat the records considering the recent show of strength of several E-commerce companies of […]
Continuing from my earlier writings on the subject matter of Haryana Vat for developers and builders, it is quite noteworthy that the recently implemented notification of 1% composition scheme as prescribed under new inserted Rule 49A of Haryana Rules faced no changes from the earlier version of draft notification to the extent it was made […]
The much awaited draft notification on Composition scheme for Developers and Works contractors have been released by state government on 5th July, 2014. The same has followed the earlier notification increasing the WCT rate to 5% in Haryana as decided in cabinet meetings under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister.
Softwares due to its very inherent nature of intangibility & deliverability have always been a matter of grey area for tax professionals and trade. This article intends to discuss the complexities surrounding the Software Industry in regard to Service tax & VAT in a simplified yet exhaustive approach.
If you have an open property interest or if you have purchased a property in Haryana or if you a builder / Developer in Haryana, then you might have been aware about few frivolous issues viz, demand notice that the builders are raising on the buyers on account of additional Haryana VAT and recent case […]
Haryana VAT Circular dated 10.2.2014 on Builders – Takes a U-Turn on Valuation under Composition scheme to hurt the Builder’s and Property Buyers by Including the Land Value in the Total Taxable Value Haryana VAT has released a circular yesterday which amends the earlier circular No. 952/St-1 dated 7-5-2013 regarding the valuation of taxable value […]
Haryana State Government has recently clarified vide Circular No. 41/St-1, Dated:-14.1.2014 that additional surcharge i.e. at the rate of 5% shall be applicable to all the composition dealers registered under Haryana Sales tax except the retailer dealer under composition scheme pursuant to Rule 52.
The intent behind this write-up is to discuss the intricacies of several seemingly inconsistent judgements which have made the matter of availing trade discount a discounting issue in itself.
